This is Mettler’s most popular multi-use thread. Soft and lustrous, colorfast and fade/shrink resistant. Can be used for both machine and hand sewing – great for garment sewing, quilt piecing and machine quilting. Amann-Mettler Spring Kit consists of 8-164 yard spools of Silk Finish 50wt Cotton Thread. It is a pure cotton thread made of 100% long staple Egyptian cotton with the soft sheen of natural cotton. The natural fibre is gentle on the skin. Feels soft, smooth, and silk-like. Due to the mercerization process SILK-FINISH reaches a high breaking resistance, has reduced shrinkage and is ironing resistant. Color numbers: 0229, 1343, 3507, 0161, 1063, 0067, 0029, 1373.